Angelo Balducci, “Gentleman of His Holiness” Pope Benedict, has been fired after reportedly being caught by Italian police arranging for male prostitutes to be brought to him. The young men reportedly include one who is studying for the priesthood.
Balducci was arrested on February 10th and reportedly taped in call for male prostitutes. He is a member of the Gentlemen of His Holiness, or Papal Gentlemen, the ceremonial ushers of the papal household. The Gentlemen are expected to “distinguish themselves for the good of souls and the glory of the name of the Lord.”
Balducci reportedly ordered deliveries of prostitutes, including “two black Cuban lads”, a former male model from Naples, and a rugby player from Rome.
mespo–
foo wrote: “Just let priests get married. They could at one point.”
I responded: “And why not allow women to become priests?”
You wrote: “I prefer to let them fornicate. It serves as an object lesson of the hypocrisy of those who would presume to tell others how to live “moral” and “virtuous” lives in a quest for dominion over them. I’ll take my lessons in character from Plato, Aristotle, Cicero and the Stoics. At least their dress met the fashion of the day.”
Question: Does “them” refer to priests or women???
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foo–
“Just let priests get married. They could at one point.”
And why not allow women to become priests?”
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I prefer to let them fornicate. It serves as an object lesson of the hypocrisy of those who would presume to tell others how to live “moral” and “virtuous” lives in a quest for dominion over them. I’ll take my lessons in character from Plato, Aristotle, Cicero and the Stoics. At least their dress met the fashion of the day.”
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Hear, Hear … or Here, Here (I strongly agree!)
Mespo:
“I prefer to let them fornicate.”
Gerty is tearing his hair out over that one. 🙂
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foo–
“Just let priests get married. They could at one point.”
And why not allow women to become priests?”
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I prefer to let them fornicate. It serves as an object lesson of the hypocrisy of those who would presume to tell others how to live “moral” and “virtuous” lives in a quest for dominion over them. I’ll take my lessons in character from Plato, Aristotle, Cicero and the Stoics. At least their dress met the fashion of the day.
Well, they could sell a lot of sex out of the Vatican and use the proceeds to pay for all the litigation caused by their pedephile priests thus saving individual congregations from bankruptcy. An intercessional prayer from the Pope should bring about the necessary dispensation.
Shouldn’t they be patted on the backside for “moving on up”?
I mean, at least they are leaving the kids alone now.
Reminds me of the song lyrics “Teacher … leave those kids alone”
Oh well, elites will be elites …
http://blogdredd.blogspot.com/2010/03/ecocide-vibe-of-elite.html
foo–
“Just let priests get married. They could at one point.”
And why not allow women to become priests?
The Catholic clergy is one big gay henhouse of male homosexuality; the Vatican is their chicken coop, and the Pope as their gay bandy hen/rooster.
I was just wondering if they had any hard evidence.
foo,
It was about the time of the eastern orthodox and roman catholic church that the oath or vow of celibacy came about. Oh lest us not forget who controlled the purse strings. It had a lot to do with money and the children that the church was becoming responsible for. Who would support them, the bastards out of the nunnery aka church brothel for the clergy.
Do not confuse the convent with a nunnery although the term has been used interchangeably for a while.
Ironically hilarious.
Just let priests get married. They could at one point.
Off Topic–but about a group of religious fanatics in Texas:
Christian Hate Group ‘Repent Amarillo’ Terrorizes Texas Town, Harassing Gays, Liberals, And Other ‘Sinners’ (Think Progress, 3/4/2010)
By Lee Fang
Excerpt:
An evangelical Christian hate group called “Repent Amarillo” is reportedly terrorizing the town of Amarillo, Texas. Repent fashions itself as a sort of militia and targets a wide range of community members they deem offensive to their theology: gays, liberal Christians, Muslims, environmentalists, breast cancer events that do not highlight abortion, Halloween, “spring break events,” and pornography shops. On its website, Repent has posted a “Warfare Map” of its enemies in town.
Calling Repent an “American Taliban,” blogger Charles Johnson notes that the group’s moniker “Army of God” is a rough translation of “Hezbollah.” Led by a man named David Grisham, a security guard at a nuclear-bomb facility called Pantex, Repent first gained media attention in Texas following a campaign to boycott Houston for electing a gay mayor. The group, which is associated with Raven Ministries, collaborates with other Christian groups as well as forced pregnancy advocacy associations like “Bound 4 Life.”
http://thinkprogress.org/2010/03/04/texas-taliban/
George says, “I’m sure His Holiness wasn’t involved and new nothing about it.”
It may be true that he didn’t, and it may not be. Why are you sure? What about the Vatican has lead you to believe that it doesn’t have a tendancy to cover up, or even secretly support these things? I for one couldn’t care less about being gay. Heck, I barely care about prostitution giving it is consentual. The only thing really raising brows here is the hypocrasy, and I’m curious as to your certainty of the Pope’s unknowingness.
He does wear those red Prada boots.
I’m sure His Holiness wasn’t involved and new nothing about it.
I am not surprised at all. When you visit the Vatican you pick up the vibes of gay culture.
AY,
He does ride about in the Popemobile. You assume His Holiness isn’t already hedging his bet on divine protection. Those robes could easily hide a tactical shotgun and if he trusts plexiglass over “The Lord” for his protection? It’s a short but aptly paranoid walk to packing a boomstick.
well this is a step up from little children. Was this guy a priest as well?
If this don’t beat all. This guy is not so bright and if in a gang culture he would end up dead. If you are going to sell drugs you don’t use them yourself your thinking gets screwed up. Next you know the Pope is gonna be packin and have a sawed off shot gun next to his chair.
THIS BEATS A ROYAL FLUSH.